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The Czech government yesterday approved a vast reform of criminal law that emphasises alternative punishments, including fines, and partially decriminalises some offences.
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University Strikes for Climate will take place in Prague, Brno, and Olomouc over the next seven days. The student protests will draw attention to the high cost of living and unaffordable housing, contrasted with the profits of fossil fuel billionaires.
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The Brno Architect’s Office, in cooperation with the city’s Department of Transport, has drawn up new guidelines for the storage of bicycles and scooters, providing clear and uniform requirements for the marking, location, and form of storage furniture.
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For the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Museum of Applied Arts of Brno’s Moravian Gallery, original glassworks, porcelains and ceramics will be on display at the ‘Made by Fire’ exhibition from November 2024 to September 2025.
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The Institute of Design and Furniture of the Faculty of Forestry and Woodworking of Mendel University has been working to develop materials for furniture production from a range of alternative materials, including hemp, rapeseed, and flax. https://t.co/1tA43ZYZyR

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The number of people in the Czech Republic in energy poverty, meaning they cannot afford to heat their home adequately, owe money on energy, or spend more than two-fifths of their net income on energy, has been increasing. https://t.co/j3wMhmYoxZ

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Chocolate lovers of Brno rejoice, as this weekend, from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 November, the 2024 Chocolate Festival will take place at the Brno Exhibition Centre (Halls G1 and G2), with a culinary show and stalls selling chocolate delicacies.
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Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala spoke by phone to US President-elect Donald Trump, he announced on social media yesterday evening, congratulating him on his election victory and discussing Ukraine and the Middle East.
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Forty-three percent of Czechs believe that the current situation in the country is better than before the 1989 fall of the communist regime, according to a poll released by the CVVM agency to CTK today.
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The park on Moravské náměstí has ​collected ​another award for its design, being honoured in this year’s 9th edition of the prestigious Czech Architecture Awards, organised by the Czech Chamber of Architects.
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The Week of Freedom programme on Narodni in the centre of Prague, accompanying the celebrations on 17 November marking the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, will connect more than 40 cultural and educational institutions.
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The Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) has released new data on the number of visitors to accommodation facilities over the summer tourist season, showing that South Moravia was again the second most visited Czech region after Prague.
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The Chamber of Deputies today approved the government’s pension reforms, which will introduce a slower rise in the retirement age, by one month a year instead of up to two months, and a retirement age limit of 67 years.
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BabyFox Study to Assess Impact of Ultrafast Whole Genome Sequencing on NICU Care for Newborns
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Speaking to Czech journalists after the end of the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Budapest yesterday, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that countries in the global south need to be much more involved in reducing migration into Europe.
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For the second year, the Open Fashion Studios Festival, organised by TIC Brno, is returning to the city from 28 November to 1 December.
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The Czech Republic’s candidate for EU Commissioner, Jozef Sikela, successfully passed through yesterday’s approval hearing in the European Parliament, and the parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE) has also supported his candidacy.
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Throughout the day, Czech politicians from all parties have been responding to the victory of former, and now also future President Donald Trump in yesterday’s presidential election in the United States.
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As well as the famous markets, the upcoming Brno Christmas festival will also feature a rich program of musical entertainment. Dozens of concerts will be held on Zelny trh, featuring leading domestic musicians and representatives of the local Brno scene. https://t.co/bhZqh4ZMgi

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The Directorate of Roads and Highways (ŘSD) plans to gradually open three sections of the outer city ring-road in Brno over November and the first half of December.
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